Category Archives: Syndicated
Many Americans’ July 4 celebrations go virtual as COVID-19 cases surge
(Reuters) - On a holiday weekend that would typically draw crowds to watch fireworks, march in parades and wave the red, white and blue, many Americans kicked off Independence Day exactly where they h...
Jul 03, 2020
Sent packing: Germany sets out to fry the cheap meat trade
By Paul Carrel and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - How much should a slice of meat cost? More, says German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner. Following a coronavirus outbreak at a German abattoir ...
Jul 03, 2020
Thailand’s main airport offers rapid coronavirus test for international arrivals
SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand (Reuters) - Thailand's main international airport unveiled rapid coronavirus tests on Friday for some overseas arrivals after a three-month ban on foreign visitors was partially...
Jul 03, 2020
Angolan app gives performers a lifeline – streaming to paying public
LUANDA (Reuters) - When the Angolan government imposed its coronavirus lockdown in late March, local entrepreneur and innovator Claudio Kiala saw a gap in the market when it came to virtual entertainm...
Jul 03, 2020
Trump visits Mount Rushmore amid controversy, coronavirus concerns
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will begin his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to Mount Rushmore on Friday despite concerns about gathering a large crowd during the no...
Jul 03, 2020
As tourists trickle back to resorts, Greeks have modest expectations
By Alkis Konstantinidis RHODES, Greece (Reuters) - Shops shuttered and streets abandoned, the island of Rhodes is pinning its hopes on a trickle of tourists to salvage what is left of a holiday season...
Jul 03, 2020
The world’s largest Confederate Monument faces renewed calls for removal
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial, a nine-story-high bas-relief sculpture carved into a sprawling rock face northeast of Atlanta, is perhaps the South's most audaci...
Jul 03, 2020
Suspects in Ghosn’s Japanese escape stand trial in Turkey
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Seven suspects went on trial in Turkey on Friday over their alleged involvement in former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan to Lebanon via Ista...
Jul 03, 2020
Spain’s banks look to make lockdown branch closures permanent
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - As Spain reopens after the COVID-19 crisis, its banking industry is seizing the opportunity to shrink its swollen branch network which has long been a drag on profita...
Jul 03, 2020
Russia to reopen embassy in Libya – Ifax cites foreign minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has decided to reopen its embassy in Libya, the Interfax news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. Lavrov said a ceasefire in the Libyan conflict,...
Jul 03, 2020
